Last week was filled with tons of candy, cards, flowers and chocolates as people celebrate Valentine's Day. With all the snow that we had last week (and can still be found in huge piles in the parking lots) Valentine's Day turned into Valentine's Weekend as many people got snowed in and couldn't get out. As such, last weekend when I was at the grocery store I was bombarded with sights of one delicious treat: chocolate covered strawberries. I had just put a container of fresh strawberries into my cart when I passed by these treats so I was not about to pickup chocolate covered ones that were $5 for a handful of strawberries. However seeing them did cause me to start craving them! So like most random food cravings that I get I decided I would make my own chocolate fondue instead!
So now that you know how this week's food inspiration came about here is the recipe that I used to create my own chocolaty goodness.
Chocolate Fondue from Every Day with Rachel Ray
Ingredients
Directions
I dipped strawberries, slices of banana and graham cracker pieces into my chocolate and then stuck them in the fridge to enjoy throughout the week. Just a note to any fondue newbies (a lesson I learned from this cooking experiment) if you stick strawberries into the freezer to help the chocolate harden, don't leave them in there so long that the berries freeze. Because if you do freeze them when you "thaw" them so that you can eat them they turn to mush. (Thankfully I only lost 3 berries!)
So now that you know how this week's food inspiration came about here is the recipe that I used to create my own chocolaty goodness.
Chocolate Fondue from Every Day with Rachel Ray
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 - 12 ounce bags semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Bananas, Apples, Graham Crackers, Strawberries, Marshmallows, etc. for dipping
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the cocoa powder with the water and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in the milk and sugar and bring to a simmer. Add the chocolate chips and vanilla and cook, stirring, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Serve the fondue (or just leave it on the stove set on simmer) warm with all your goodies for dipping.
I dipped strawberries, slices of banana and graham cracker pieces into my chocolate and then stuck them in the fridge to enjoy throughout the week. Just a note to any fondue newbies (a lesson I learned from this cooking experiment) if you stick strawberries into the freezer to help the chocolate harden, don't leave them in there so long that the berries freeze. Because if you do freeze them when you "thaw" them so that you can eat them they turn to mush. (Thankfully I only lost 3 berries!)
And don't throw away your leftover chocolate! You can use it as icing, cake filling, or turn them into truffle balls for another yummy dessert!
What is your favorite thing to dip into chocolate fondue? And besides chocolate, what is your favorite type of fondue to make? Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!
xoxo
Megan
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What is your favorite thing to dip into chocolate fondue? And besides chocolate, what is your favorite type of fondue to make? Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!
xoxo
Megan
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